July Sparklers on The Second Thursday

Independence Day celebrations and the Fireworks are over, but we are lighting up our Second Thursday Night with cards that sparkle!  

 




We got happy with a birthday shaker easel and card ;-) 

 
Brightened our smiles with a Jar of Love and some fireflies

And took to the waves to bask in the light of a Swirly Bird sun.

Most papers, inks, and accessories used in our projects are from ©Stampin’ Up!

Shake, Shake, Shaker

One of the new ©Stampin’ Up! products, our Foam Adhesive Strips, were begging for a project and what better use than a new twist on the shaker card technique!?  We got a lot of help from another new friend . . . the Layering Squares Framelits.  Our results are spectacular.

Shakin' Up Your Birthday Card 

Our Layering Square Framelits got a real workout turning our Pool Party Card Stock and Ink into a card with a bonus.

The shaker part of our creation is a pretty little easel that can remind its recipient of their happy day.  We nested some Pool Party and Basic Black for the frame and decorated a square of Whisper White with a cake and message from Endless Birthday Wishes.  The little pink bud that adorns the top is punched with our new Blossom Bunch Punch from Pink Pirouette Card Stock.  Pink Pirouette makes the scalloped square shaker base as well as an easel stand that conveniently slides into a slit in the card front . . . all set for giving.  After we attach some Window Sheet with Glue Dots and load it up with Bermuda Bay Sequin Trim and In Color Sequins, the Foam Adhesive Strips tie the entire shaker together.  It is easier than it looks and it makes an impressive little gift.  Thank you Connie Stewart, for the idea and your tutorial for the shaker at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8gU2EpIxX8

All papers, inks, and accessories used in this card are from ©Stampin’ Up!

 

Fireflies in a Jar

Who hasn't loved catching fireflies in a jar on a hot summer night?  Our stamped version of the Jar of  Love takes us back to the days of youthful excitement and the wonder of it all!




This card was a quick, easy, and very impressive way to capture the wonder!

 Firefly Jar of Love Card

Though the fireflies are the stars of this show, we added some excitement with sparkly stars in our Night of Navy Card Stock. Punched with Confetti Stars and backed with some Silver Glitter Paper, certainly made for a starry night.  Our little jar and lid from Jar of  Love are stamped with Basic Black Ink, and the flies are stamped in Basic Black then colored with Crushed Curry Watercolor Marker.  To make our insects seem to glow in the dark we added a bright little spot with a Sponge Dauber inked with Crushed Curry Ink.  Pear Pizzazz leaves stamped around our jar make us feel like running through the grass on a warm summer evening.  Stamped on a piece of white scrap, fussy cut, and popped up with Dimensionals two of our escapees are flying high into the stars!

It's no surprise that we found this card idea floating around on Pinterest.  Thanks Julie Frakie, for a great idea!

All papers, inks, and accessories used in this card are from ©Stampin’ Up!

Oh, Happy Day

What could be better than a day at the beach in July?  Here is a lovely reminder in our fun little Swirly Bird and Swirly Scribbles version of Sailing Away on a beautiful summer day.  

 Happy Day Sailing Away Card

Our delightful scene was so much fun to make.  All elements come from the Swirly Bird Stamp Set, and the fun little message from Thoughtful Banners seemed to fit perfectly.  We started with a few fluffy clouds in our Soft Sky sponged sky.   (Check out the cloud in Balloon Celebration to make a mask for the fluffiest of clouds.) Our new Dapper Denim Card Stock waves, over the Soft Sky Card Stock water is the perfect place to sail our boat stamped in Dapper Denim, Daffodil Delight, and Peekaboo Peach Inks.  We got some help from Self Adhesive Sheet (non-SU) to adhere the waves over the stamped Soft Sky.  The boat is easily fussy cut and popped up with Dimensionals.  We made our water sparkle with a little bit of clear Wink of Stella.  Layers of Soft Sky and Dapper Denim Card Stock provide the perfect frame and make us feel . . . Happy!

A shout out and huge thanks to Pat at http://ramblinstamper.blogspot.com/2016/05/swirly-bird-i-think-im-in-love_31.html?spref=pi

All papers, inks, and accessories used in this card are from ©Stampin’ Up!

June--Better Late Than Never!

Starting a new Stamping Year with our Second Thursday Stampers presented a challenge and our blog post was preempted . . .  Never fear!  We started our new year with a wonderful group of stampers including three new and talented additions to our crew, and we got going with an incredible new catalog from ©Stampin’ Up!  

We "water colored" with sponges and the help of In The Meadow

Spongy Soft Meadow Sky Card

. . .went 3D with a Playful Palette, some Dimensionals, Balloon Celebration, and pretty Sweet Sugar Plum

 Playful Palette 3-D Balloon Card

. . . and made a birthday wish compliments our new Swirly Bird, Swirly Scribbles, and Thoughtful Banners, and all of our brand new In Colors,

 Thoughtful Swirly Bird In-Color Card

We're back to usual for July with four new posts each month featuring new techniques and product by  ©Stampin’ Up!

Our thanks for June to Imastamping in Indiana for a beautiful card idea with In the Meadow, Flowerbug for a 3D idea with Balloons, and Savvy Handmade Cards for help with Swirly Bird.

We're back to usual for July with four new posts each month featuring new techniques and product by  ©Stampin’ Up!

As usual, most papers, inks, and accessories used in our projects are from ©Stampin’ Up!